Bombing raises Berlin fury and RAF offensive anew
London reports RAF formations across the channel toward Germany for a second week of systematic air raids on Hitler’s Reich. Berlin is said to have suffered heavy incendiary damage last week, with Goebbels vowing reprisals as London endures a tense dawn alert and sporadic raider activity.
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London
Germany
Hitler
Reich
Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Britain
Goebbels
Raid Seen Invasion Prelude
Stockholm reports that aerial bombardment of Berlin is viewed as part of an Allied plan to crush the Reich’s nerve center ahead of a western and southern invasion. Berlin’s capital is described as already suffering extensive damage with evacuees and worsening daily hardship. Reports note plans to restore only essential services as German officials brace for continued RAF assaults and potential further bombardments.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Reich
Europe
Allehanda
Aftontidingen
France
Tiergarten Park
Americans Seize Mountain Heights in Central Italy
Allied forces of the Fifth Army stormed two miles northwest of Montaquila and seized La Falconara mountain dominating the road from Colli to Volturno as clear weather returned. The Third Infantry Division joins Clark's Fifth Army, with 45th and 36th Divisions also in action. British Eighth Army widens the Sangro River bridgehead aided by air power and Montgomery's call to push Germans north of Rome.
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Algiers
Uni
United States
Fifth Army
Montaquila
Italy
Colli
al Volturno
la Falconara
United States Third Infantry Division
Mark W. Clark
Seventh Ce O & Bae. Avis
Lieut
Geton, Jr
Sicily
French Morocco
Seventh Army
Clark
Sangro River
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Rome
Fighting 69th soldier recalls Makin Island crash
Sergeant Walter Schliessman of the 165th Infantry recalls the fierce Makin Island battle. He describes landing in 65 yards offshore under Jap fire, pushing into brush to take a machine gun nest, and killing four Japanese with grenades and rifle fire. He notes a well dressed enemy retreating toward him who did not fire.
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Bayside
West Long Island
Makin Island
169Th
New York
165Th
Makin
Schliessman
National Guard
Chinese Battle To Hold Japs At Changieh
Chinese high command reported Japanese attempts to seize Changieh gateway to Changsha were repelled. Changteh remained in Chinese hands as bombardment and gas attacks continued, with 2,000 Japanese reportedly killed in operations around northern Hunan.
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Changieh
Chungking Pi
Changsha
Hunan
Changtehng
Changteh
Partisans Drive Back Rommel Forces Along Yugoslav Coast
Yugoslav Partisan guerrillas under Tito reported repelling Nazi troops led by Marshal Rommel along the Adriatic coast southeast of Fiume. Heavy fighting persisted at Grikvenica as German attempts to advance toward Novi and Senj were checked, with island defenses on Krk, Cherso, and Lussino holding despite large Allied-strength landings.
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London
Josip Broz
Tito
Erwin Rommel
Fiume
Army of Liberation
Novi
Senj
Adriatic
Erk
Grikvenica
Krk
Cherso
Loussino
Thirty Thousand Demand Mosley Imprisonment
London crowds in Trafalgar Square protest Mosley release from Holloway Prison urging continued detention until the war ends. Labor groups circulate pleas, with an effigy and a coffin bearing a swastika, and calls for a fair trial and execution after the war.
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London
Trafalgar Square
Sir Oswald Mosley
Britain
Holloway
Sir Oswald
Lady Massey
Mosley
Stward
Signals Mixed Baby News From Overseas Christmas Surprise
An American Air Force staff sergeant in England learns from a hospital birth that his wife Marian gave birth to a single eight pound boy. He birded hopes for news on triplets or quintuplets via a $50 Christmas cable to him.
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England
Perry A. Nebergail
Marian
United States
Eighth Army Air Force
Tion
Thunderbolt
Perry Nebergall
Mrs. Nebergall
Plane cripples enemy cruiser in Solomons raid
A Liberator bomb struck a Japanese light cruiser near St George channel New Britain in the Northern Solomons, the 19th warship sunk or damaged in November. Allied air forces conducted heavy strikes across eight areas as Halsey’s command reported over 260 sorties and vast shell and ground actions at Bougainville with more than 2,000 Japanese dead from ground combat and about 1,000 American casualties.
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Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Lion Flight
St. George Channel
New Britain
New Ireands
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
South Pacific
Adm
William F. Halsey
Bougainville Island
Can You Spare 55 Francs Chief
Fort Leonard WoodMo Maj Virgil RE McDaniel says President Roosevelt owes him 55 francs from repairing lenses for the Casablanca conference. McDaniel was in charge of housing during the President’s stay and recalls paying for lens repair, planning to recoup the 55 francs when in Washington.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Virgil RE. McDaniel
Roosevelt
Washington
McDaniel
Roosevelt-Churchill
Casablanca
McBanier
Service Ban on Active Duty for Presidential Candidacy
A debate grows over whether armed forces personnel on active duty may seek political office in the next election. The issue could challenge candidates like General Douglas MacArthur and former Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen as lawmakers weigh a ban that might face court challenges.
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Washington
Atic
Mien
Ter
Douglas MacArthur
Harold E
Minnesota
Slain Girl Found Near Charles River in Waltham
Fragmentary OCR reports a slain girl found near the Charles River in Waltham. Officials described a bruised body found in a field or along a path and noted conditions suggesting foul play. Names and exact details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Charles River
Bus and Fire Engine Crash Kills Two in New York State
Two firemen died and a bus passenger, Mrs. Jane Cooper of New Haven, was treated for head injuries after a collision between a bus heading to New York City and a fire truck responding to a brush fire in the north end of New York. The crash occurred at Main Street and River Road near Hackensack Hospital treated the injured.
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New Oanford
N. Y
Jane Cooper
New Haven
Conn
Hackensack Hospital
Main Street
River Road
Spring Valley
New York City
Will to Live Runs Strong In Russia
American reporters describe westward Nazi retreat from Kiev with trucks and jeeps aiding Red Army counterattacks in the Zhitomir sector. They visit a ravine outside Kiev where witnesses claim 60,000 to 70,000 Jews were killed and bodies burned to erase evidence as the Red Army advances.
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Russia
Eddy Gilmore
Kiev
Red Army
Ukraine
Bill Lawrence
New York Times
David Nikol
Chicago Daily News
Bill Downs
Will
Tunisians Promise Greater Freedom in French Rule
In Algiers natives of Tunisia were promised a greater share in governing their country. General Charbonnel told a Muslim meeting in a Tunis mosque that France had already taken first steps toward greater administration and would soon take further steps to move toward the party’s aims.
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Algiers
Tunisia
Chardenz
Alrea Aken
Goa
OPA Plans Milk Rationing Hope Fades
The Office of Price Administration is drafting a plan for milk rationing in case of acute shortage but stresses no directive has been issued and current outlooks for months ahead do not show necessity. The plan aims to ration milk to ensure proper quantities while maintaining supplies for war needs.
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Worshington
Office of Price Administration
ODA
War Food Administration
CWFA
Groups Denounce Pending Tax Bill
A coalition of eight national groups led by the CIO denounces the $2.14 billion tax increase bill as inflationary and urges Congress to raise taxes on individuals earning over $3,000 yearly. They oppose the earned income credit and propose revenue actions including higher top incomes, higher capital gains taxes, elimination of special tax breaks, and mandatory joint returns.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Marrenthan
Congr ‘of Industrial Organizations
Laaxps
January Draft Quota Increased
Washington WPA says January draft call will be about 300000 men, doubling War Manpower Commission expectations. Navy expansion delays and bureaucratic slowness push Army strength peak past January, with Women's Army Corps enlistments underperforming and draft boards behind schedule.
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Washington
Army
War Manpower Commission
WAC
Britisher Claims Nazi Treatment of Prisoners Improves
A British observer in New York reports that Germany’s handling of POWs has improved over the past year, noting better conditions and compliance with wartime norms. He cites firmer discipline, access to facilities, and fewer instances of mistreatment, suggesting a shift in policy or practice.
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New York
Germany
United Nations
Germans Counter Attack Near Gomel and Kiev
Russian and German forces clashed as Red Army reports claim a major push northwest of Gomel driving Nazis from 150 villages with many prisoners. Moscow said western moves pressed toward White Russia while Berlin claimed Koresten recaptured as fighting intensifies near Kiev.
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London
Gomel
Moscow
White Russia
Dnepropetrevekt
Red Army
Brusslov
Kiev
Berlin
Koresten
Plastic Francs Meet French Coin Crisis
Algiers reports the finance ministry campaign to reform currency amid a coin shortage. Allied money hoarding and black market activity are cited as mint facilities focus on producing coins while shortages disrupt everyday transactions.
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Algiers
Finance Comemissariat
Fresc
Committee of National Liberation
Shmiage Vita
Allied
SAO Preves
Mastic
Vark Athventr
Tas
Lie Frame
Ann
Naples Restores Funiculars as War Ends
The Naples funicular system, famed for its theme song Funiculì Funiculà, resumes operation after two months of war idle time. Six cable railways connect downtown shops to hillside homes, with a seventh climbing Mount Vesuvius. British and American engineers repaired the machinery that German forces had disabled, restoring civilian mobility on steep terrains.
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Naples
Haly
Mount Vesuius
AMG
Berezina River disaster recalled with Napoleons crossing
A Moscow communique reports 24 villages captured by Soviets and 400 German deaths along the Berezina west of Gomel. It references Napoleon’s 1812 crossing near Borizov and the heavy losses that ended in a retreat to a headlong flight.
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London
Berezina
Napoleon
Russia
Moscow
Conmr Munique
Gomel
Apoleon
Borizov
Soviet and German retreats frame grim frontline report
In a war update from Moscow, Soviet lines held a salient while Germans mined roads and blew bridges northwest of Gomel during a retreat. Soviet troops reported 70 Nazis killed and many prisoners taken as they pressed toward Minsk, harrying marsh areas and retaking towns.
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Kiev
Moscow
Ymin
Gomel
Monitor
Constantine bin-Minsk
Lynn Bari Weds Holfewond Kand M. Lyn 28 pilot
Superior Court records show a divorce action involving Bri and actor Hane.
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Lynn Bari
Holfewond
Kand M. Lyn
Superior Court
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